Free Woodworking Plans, Projects, Patterns and Resourceful Information Woodworking Information at WOODWEB Hand Cut Double Dovetail Experiment - by Woodhacker After admiring the double and double-double dovetail joints that are capable with the Incra and other jigs, I started thinking, “Why not try this by hand?” So this box is my first experiment with handcut double dovetails. It took me some time to figure out the joinery process, but once I realized a few things about this type of joint, it seemed do-able. It was quite challenging but also a ton of fun. It also does take some degree of patience and precision…which I’m still working on. In this blog, I’m focusing on the sides of the box, but here’s a few pictures of the nearly completed box - Materials.For this box’s sides I used three types of primary contrasting woods, although there is no real reason to do so. The picture below shows the rabbet joint cut on each end of each side – I set the rabbet depth at 1/8” and cut it on my router table. Below is a top-view picture of the pieces in relation to each other once they become integral to the box. The close-up below shows in more detail.
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Free Woodworking Plans, Furniture Plans - Over 200 Categories Building Shaker Oval Boxes - article by John Wilson for Popular Woodworking John Wilson first saw oval boxes 25 years ago as a woodworking instructor at Lansing Community College in Michigan. Besides teaching and selling his boxes, Wilson founded The Home Shop to produce supplies for the oval box trade worldwide. This article is reprinted with permission from Popular Woodworking, Issue #135 (August 2003), pp. 32-41. Updated April 2006. There was a time when households had few belongings, when clutter from too much stuff was not an issue. The place for boxes in the home has changed throughout time. Try this traditional bent wood craft for a project that is attractive, useful, and easier than you might think. These beautiful boxes were first made from hard maple and white pine. The Search to Find Wood That Bends We are not likely to go to the wood lot for a straight grained section of log to split stock for bands. Photo 1: Table Saw In your search for materials for bending wood you will find hard maple a good species. Photo 2: Resaw Jig Cutting Band Stock Photo 9.
Homemade Tools Weekend With WOOD is back for 2014! One attendee of last year's Weekend With WOOD caught me between classes to thank the WOOD staff for planning and hosting the event. He told me how much he learned during the class sessions, how he enjoyed meeting the world-class teachers and fellow attendees, and more. As we talked, I could see tears welling up in his eyes as he told me, "Dave, this weekend has been life-changing for me." Wow. " Weekend With WOOD " is a three-day educational seminar that will be held May 16-18, 2014, at WOOD 's world headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa—the very place where every project design in WOOD magazine is tested and built. Thoughts on CNC I saw a demo of a CNC machine last week and wonder the general thoughts on it. Author: kmealy Posted: 03-18-2014 Template Material In the past I have used paper bags, copy paper, recycled drink boxes. Time for a real Bench Its time, well it is long past the time to build a decent work bench.
Making Shaker boxes The process of making Shaker boxes is simple, but takes a while to master. (If you are interested in having me make a Shaker box for you click the link to find Shaker boxes for sale) Cutting beautiful swallowtails (the familiar fingers that form the joinery) takes patience and practice. Traditional Shaker boxes come in specific sizes that are numbered from #000 (1" x 2" ellipse) - #20 (25 7/8" x 38 1/2" ellipse). They also have specific numbers of tails for each size box. however, there's no rule that says you have to make a traditional box. To make a Shaker box I start by milling wood into thin bands. The bottom band forms the sides of the box, while the top band encloses the solid wood top. I cut out templates of the standard sizes and use them to shape the swallowtails. Once the bands are cut to size I cut the swallowtails, giving their edges the tiniest of chamfers. I then soak the bands in hot water until pliable. The ends of the band are marked where they overlap. more about the Shakers
Wonder How To » How To Videos & How-To Articles The Woodburner: News I've used several different types of burners, pens, and tips over the years. One thing I was sure of was that I never liked any of the replaceable tip wire-type burners. The problem with the ones I've used was that they had a friction-based contact mechanism. This means that the contact between the wire of the tip and the pen was created by pushing the wire of the tip into small holes of the end of the pen and the wire would make contact with the pen contacts. This type of a system works alright for a while. Now, right before Christmas of 2009 (about a month ago), I received the new replaceable-tip pen with the selection of 10 tips from Burnmaster. The first thing I noticed is that the body of the pen was heftier, similar to the 'soldering iron' type of pen a lot of us started out using. The next thing I noticed about the Burnmaster pen was the large (about 1/8 inch diameter) hole for the pen tip wires to slide into. Next was to try out the new pen and replaceable-tips. Have a good day!
TeachShave by John Gunterman Or How to Make a Spokeshave by John Gunterman Making a Shave Start with a block of wood approximately 1" by 1 1/4" by 11". Now further refine the shape using files and finish up with scrapers so that it feels comfortable in your hands. Using Your New Shave This may sound condescending but, the shave works better after you discover how to hold it properly. To use the shave, practice first on a pine board. To "Draw Shave," hold the shave exactly the reverse as prescribed above. To shave endgrain (I'd like to see a Stanley #151 do this) set the cutter depth shallow and use a push cut. That's Right folks... Sharpening the Cutter The cutting edge of the wooden spokeshave is sharpened to the profile of a chisel. After a few strokes on the abrasive, you should look for a uniform reflection along the bottom and an absence of ink. Stay with your coarsest grit untill the bottom is flat, then move through the finer grits until there is a highly polished surface. Tools Needed Shavesmith